Suspect Hits EPD Officer’s Vehicle While Attempting to Flee

Officers pinned in the suspect's vehicle.

Officers pinned in the suspect’s vehicle. [All photos from EPD]

This is a press release from the Eureka Police Department. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:

Christopher Sovereign

Christopher Sovereign

On December 3, 2020, Detectives with the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Team (POP), assisted by the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF), executed a search warrant on 29-year-old Christopher Sovereign and the residences associated to him.

At approximately 10:07 a.m., Sovereign was observed leaving a residence in a vehicle near the 3300 block of F Street. A POP detective attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Sovereign. Sovereign attempted to flee so a second detective attempted to get in front of Sovereign to block his escape route. Sovereign’s vehicle collided with the second detective’s vehicle at a slow speed. The detective, in the overall interest of public safety, forced Sovereign’s vehicle to the curb and eventually up onto the sidewalk. Sovereign then tried to accelerate in reverse and struck an additional detective’s car. Stolen handgun etcDetectives merged on the car and detained Sovereign and the female passenger without further incident.

During the search of Sovereign’s vehicle, detectives located a loaded Glock 9mm handgun, which was reported as stolen out of residential burglary in Arcata, 41 grams of suspected methamphetamine, as well as other drug sale paraphernalia. Sovereign was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for assault with a deadly weapon, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance for sale, transportation of a controlled substance, felon in possession of ammunition, evading a peace officer, possession of controlled substance while armed, and a parole violation warrant.

There were no injuries to officers or involved parties as a result of the collision. The female passenger was detained and released.Officers pinned in the suspect's vehicle.

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Buster
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Buster
3 years ago

Kudos to the EPD…unfortunately, Sovereign citizens are not subject to the same laws as the rest of us. 😉

Geist
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Geist
3 years ago

I guess someone broke the frame on that Glock 26 and replaced it with a 3d-printed frame? It would be interesting to see if it works.

TJay
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TJay
3 years ago
Reply to  Geist

I noticed that too. I would assume just fine. Theres enough thickness in it to handle the abuse. Its the tiny thin parts like firing pins and stuff that many plastics don’t handle well. Overall most of the engineering grade PLA(ones that include data sheets and are not filled with random pigments and mixes for cheapness. Despite the fact its only 1-2$ difference for good PLA with a tested rating) now has similar hardness to a lot of the commonly available aluminums on the market. So if you can get a complementary orientation they perform well.

Boo
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Boo
3 years ago
Reply to  Geist

They didn’t break the frame, they’re a felon who can’t pass background and more than likely had a friend print it or bought it from some illegal place online.

Miguel
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Miguel
3 years ago

Neck tats = guilty

TrashThePlanet
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TrashThePlanet
3 years ago
Reply to  Miguel

Customized Kia Rio = Guantanamo Bay

North west
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North west
3 years ago

I wondered where the family went. Seams like it used to be once a month and another Sovereign would make the paper

Fast Freddy
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Fast Freddy
3 years ago

These Sovereign guys have been arrested about 1,000 times. What does it take to stay in jail? There are a few of them and they’re constantly getting arrested.

X-Mann
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X-Mann
3 years ago

Find One In Every Car – You’ll See
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mxs6A1byIo

Buster
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Buster
3 years ago
Reply to  X-Mann

Awesome!
I totally get it.
Thanks for the laugh…
😄

Miller
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Miller
3 years ago
Reply to  X-Mann

Give you an example, show what I mean: suppose your thinkin‘ about a
plate o‘shrimp. Suddenly some will say, like, plate or shrimp or plate o‘shrimp, out of the blue, no explanation. No point in looking for one, either. It’s all part of the cosmic unconsciousness.

Joe
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Joe
3 years ago

WIDE AWAKE!

Big Bang
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3 years ago

The ‘ole neck tat whilst transporting a gat and a fat sack of squeak, fucking brilliant!

NoGovernment
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NoGovernment
3 years ago

Glocks are toys anyways. Dangerous toys. They are probably secretly owned by Mattel. I remember having plastic toy guns by Mattel growing up. I threw them away as should you with your Glocks.

Also in many countries, this asshole tweaker dealer would be taken behind a building and shot. Between the Covid exuse, and the county having a rotating door in and out of jail has bread more than our share of tweakers, thieves, etc. etc. I don’t know who is worse… weve setup a whole buncha wonderful laws to protect ourselves from all this meth shit, and here we are with the catch and release bit. Blame it on covid. No I blame it on our government.

Trump was right about one thing: China fucked us all.

PS Black lives matters, you’ve lost all credibility. Shouldn’t have caused so much destruction. The national guard should have acted and taken care of your “protesting (rioting) bit.” You have no right to be on the streets protesting (rioting) during a pandemic. Yet our government does nothing to stop you…..Interesting.

Geist
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Geist
3 years ago
Reply to  NoGovernment

Counterpoint: Glocks are great for outfitting a large organization. They’re lightweight, 2/3’s the weight of a metallic-framed pistol. They are super easy to field strip, contain very few parts and they only tend jam when you limp-wrist them while firing. Personally, I think the Army made the right choice going with SIG, my favorite pistol manufacturer, but Glock makes a lot of sense if you’re outfitting a police force with weapons that will be carried often and fired infrequently.

Also, for a guy named “NoGovernment,” you seem pretty quick to want to turn the military against your fellow citizens.

As for BLM, they have gotten more feet on the street and raised more money at the grassroots level than any recent movement than I can think of, without the open carrying, sedition and threats of violence that have come along with similar right-wing movements. My guess is that you never found them “credible” (whatever you mean by that) to begin with.

Urachump
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Urachump
3 years ago
Reply to  NoGovernment

Go tell the rich white people in SoCal to go home and put on a mask

Perspective
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Perspective
3 years ago

What a shit ass legal system we have. I have no issue with drug use. I do have issue with community members running around threatening people and stealing from them while in possession of firearms and tasers. Theses criminals should go straight to work camp. Why in the hell do we allow these POS people to go free with no consequences?

Pimp my Ride
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Pimp my Ride
3 years ago

Hopefully that car has big exhaust tips or it’s weaksauce.

Margaret Clayton
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Margaret Clayton
3 years ago

Alot of us Sovereigns have gotten clean or have passed or just left..However,the examples that we had shown our kids n some of us who are trying to break the cycle so our kids don’t follow it is hard. I am one who’s trying n I came back because my father passed and wanted to spend the last meaningful month with him. Don’t blame the last name please TBH the woman who gave birth to me my twin n older bro was a former CHP officer…take that into consideration the next time u wanna judge Sovereigns. And I wasn’t even raised with my family. I was the passenger in that car,I was just getting a ride from my 2nd cousin and all of this came out of left field. Judging from rumor filled people is by. HELP BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION INSTEAD OF LOOKING DOWN AND ASSUMING! The EPD didn’t hurt him but NO CITE N RELEASE! I left here 12 years ago n My Godson was killed by EPD so yesterday all I could say was don’t hurt him please..THANK YOU EPD,I MEAN THAT. You proved to me that yes you have a job to do but, you too are human beings. I am hurting for my baby cousin he felt so horrible. And yes,I have been on that side of life…not. because I was a pos n didn’t care,but because of a lack of love n belief in myself. So I hurt myself n others. His mother and step-dad Have MOVED MOUNTAINS TO CHANGE N BECOME BETTER PEOPLE after hard life lessons. Just focus on being a better you today than yesterday. Every addict is SOMEBODY’S SOMEONE!! DEALING WITH UR PAST IS PAINFUL WHEN YOU STARE IT IN THE FACE. CAN’T FIND THE FORGIVENESS OF YOUR SELF FOR THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE AND THE OUTCOME SHOWS THROUGH YEARS LATER. I love CJ n my family with every fiber of my being…but I am tired of assumptions of the Golden citizen who’s in denial of a problem in there perfectly pure lives. Be a part of the solution instead of feeding the problem..Once again THANK U TO EPD AND POP. YOU WERE HUMAN TO ME N HIM,BE SAFE N YES THIS IS MIKE SOVEREIGNS DAUGHTER TELLING UOU BLUE LIVES DO MATTER!! BE SAFE. Btw:SOVEREIGNS LIVES DO MATTER TOO ( that was for whoever feels that they are perfect n want to run their gums) with that have a good. Be blessed 🙌

Lone Ranger
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Lone Ranger
3 years ago

Wouldn’t have been a problem in Portland.